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| Jazz for aficionados Great and classic Cuban song about green eyes:https://youtu.be/dbMeqBM89asEnglish version:https://youtu.be/rMUQ8dldcxo | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nice! Jacintha sings the original lyrics by Dick Rogers. Alternate lyrics have been written for the great melody. The most common alternate lyrics were written by “The Velvet Fog” , Mel Torme; with alternate title “Nocturne For The Blues”:https... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Harlem Nocturne:Very cool tune indeed. So cool that there have been around 100 (!) covers of the tune recorded over the years.The first recording:https://youtu.be/0Ehv5ZCHsJIFor me, the greatest of them all. Can’t beat Johnny Hodges on alto:http... | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** Fro saw me on the internet while performing, he says that I am ok, ****Ok, I know you’re just trying to turn his “COLD” knob up and the “HOT” knob down; after all, who really knows just what might be possible over the internet? However, let’s... | |
| Vintage vs newer phono cartridge Based on my experience as the owner of the Alpha 2 many years ago:First of all, heed the fact that it’s output is .3 mv. If your preamp and overall gain structure of your system is comfortable with this output level, read on.Good cartridge. Howe... | |
| Fanfare for the Common Man,...best recording in your experience? +1 rcprince! | |
| Fantasy Quintet - Who is on your deserted island? Cute notion. A couple of things to consider:First of all, picking the five members is kind of like putting together a great system. Pick your favorite (out of context) on each part of the “system” and, as we all know, it may end up sounding like c... | |
| The Vinyl Community's Mazzy's new "Cease & Desist" YouTube video. Yes, some do indeed. | |
| The Vinyl Community's Mazzy's new "Cease & Desist" YouTube video. **** The point of this thread is NOT about how any here (including I) "feel" about the issue ****Perhaps not in its entirely, but of course it is; and to suggest otherwise is to be disingenuous. Just one more example of why, IMO, politics has no ... | |
| I admire Miles Davis, i admire Stravinsky; but i loved Chet Baker and Scriabin...You? Yeah, as Miles himself would often say: the silence says more than the notes. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Prez and Billie:Fabulous! Thanks, Keegiam. One of the great musical partnerships in Jazz. What makes it one of the great partnerships?A featured musician (or musicians) walks into a recording studio where he will be recording some tracks with othe... | |
| I admire Miles Davis, i admire Stravinsky; but i loved Chet Baker and Scriabin...You? **** I bet people now begins to understand why a list pondered by the polarities of the heart and brain is very instructive and said to us something which pertain to the character of the person who has chosen the list more clearly than just a line... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Maybe you can drive and pick it up yourself.....save the shipping 😊. Good record.https://www.ebay.com/itm/Horace-Silver-Quintet-Further-Explorations-CD-Import-1998/324398344809?hash... | |
| I admire Miles Davis, i admire Stravinsky; but i loved Chet Baker and Scriabin...You? Poetry:https://youtu.be/9d9zUkzpiUohttps://youtu.be/DP9f2Dzv3Cohttps://youtu.be/S9lKUgzX41shttps://youtu.be/3fm5vwvg1vo | |
| Jazz for aficionados Happy New Year, all! Best wishes! |